THE LOCUST, THE WIND… and ASTEROID to compete in Nouvelles Images Persanes – Vitré 2025
In the 4th edition of the Nouvelles Images Persanes Festival (November 6th to 11th, 2025 / Vitré, Brittany, France), the three following IRIMAGE titles are included in the the Feature Film Cmpetition.
THE LOCUST, Faeze Azizkhani’s second feature film, which has already participated in SXSW 2022, UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema 2022, Edinburgh IFF 2022 (Postcards from the Edge), Split IFF 2022 (Main Competition), Vancouver IFF 2022 (Vanguard Competition), Mostra – Sao Paulo IFF 2022 (New Directors Competition), SF Indie 2023 (Iranian Women Filmmakers Series), Festival of Iranian Films in Smithsonian Museum 2023 (Celebrating Bold Women Filmmakers program), Sguardi Altrove – Milan international Women’s FF 2023, Phoenix FF 2023 (Iranian Women Filmmakers Sidebar Section), Karlovy Vary IFF 2023 (Another Birth. Iranian Cinema Here and Now), RIFFA – Regina IFFA 2023 (Panorama Series), Wales IFF 2023 (Best Film Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film Nominee), Iranian Film Festival Australia 2023 (Opening Film / Competition), Cyrus IFF 2023 (Competition), Iranian Film Festival in New York – IrFFNY 2024, Crossing the Screen – Eastbourne International Film Festival 2024 (Competition) and Iranian Film Festival Frankfurt 2024.
THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE SUGAR CANES, Ebrahim Ashrafpour’s debut feature film, which has been previously screened at Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 2022 (Greek Film Critics Association Award), Dhaka International Film Festival 2023 (Cinema of World Section), Universal Kids Film Festival 2023 (Official Selection), Hof International Film Festival 2023 (Films as a Catalyst for Change: Politics, Social Issues and the Environment), CMS, International Children’s Film Festival 2024 (Official Selection), Within the Family International Festival of Family and Children’s Films 2024 (Best DoP Award – International Children’s Films Competition) and International Children’s and Youth Film Festival “SALAM” 2024 (Main Program).
ASTEROID, Mehdi Hosseinivand’s first feature film, , which has been a part of the program at FIff – Fajr IFF 2021 (Eastern Vista – Best Film Award), Busan IFF 2021 (New Currents Competition), IFF for Young Audiences – Filem’On 2021 (CIFEJ Competition), Ajyal Youth FF 2021 (Mohaq Competition Section), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2021 (Best Youth Film Competition), Olympia IFF for Children and Young Adults 2021 (Main Competition), Bastau IFF 2021 (Main Competition), Dhaka IFF 2021 (Children Film Session), Cine Junior 2022 (Youth Jury Prize), Glasgow FF 2022 (Debut Feature), Fribourg IFF 2022 (School Program), BUFF IFF 2022 (Competition Section), UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema 2022, Zlin FF 2022 (World Children’s Panorama), Seoul ICFF 2022, MSP Iranian FF 2022, TIFF Junior 2022, Kinoshock IFF 2022 (Main Competition), Samara IFF for Children and Youth 2022 (International Competition), Vienna ICFF 2022 (UNICEF Prize), China ICFF 2023 (Competition), Lucknow CMS ICFF 2023, Smile IFF for Children and Youth 2023, Ulyanovsk FF “With all my heart” 2023, Children’s Film & Television Festival “KINOSVET 2023” (Best Feature Film for Children Nominee), Reisendes Freiluftkino Bremen 2023 (Best Film Award), Universal Kids FF 2023, Kolkata International Children’s Film Festival 2024 and Les Rimbaud du Cinema 2024 (Best Actor Award).